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Apple has tracked every iPhone and iPad 3G user's physical location since the release of iOS 4.0, security researchers have discovered, with a secret backup of positions and timestamps kept on any Mac or PC the devices are synchronized with. Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden found that, from iOS 4.0, an unencrypted and otherwise unprotected database of locations has been created for each user, and have even produced an app, iPhone Tracker, to demonstrate exactly how much data is being clandestinely collected.

Rumors that Apple is planning a wholesale assault on the NFC ecosystem, with NFC-enabled iPhone 5 and iPad 2 devices together with freely-distributed payment terminals to vendors have been debunked, by the very source that prompted them initially. According to analyst Richard Doherty, speaking to the NFC Times, he was significantly misquoted in the original Bloomberg report, claiming he had sources among Apple engineers whereas in fact he was the third layer in a string of speculation originating from iOS app developer guesswork.

Popular and ever-expanding GPS location and mapping service TeleNav is newly available today on Verizon's iPhone 4. TeleNav is now a free app in the Apple App Store - this app will only be activated for download following the expected launch of Verizon's iPhone 4 on February 10. Users who download this app will receive free maps and local search in addition to free access to advanced navigation features like spoken turn-by-turn directions and fabulous 3D moving maps.

Garmin looks to be hedging its bets when it comes to the hardware/software PND debate, launching not only the nüvi 2400 range of dedicated 5-inch GPS units, but its first iPhone app as well. Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone offers turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names, free traffic alerts, lane-assist with a junction view for complex highway navigation, and integration with iTunes for music playback while you're driving.

Back on December 20, I mentioned a study that the Wall Street Journal had published that showed a lot of the popular apps on the Apple App Store were grabbing personal identifiers for people along with demographic information and passing those details on to third party advertisers without the user knowing or agreeing to share the data. The apps sharing this data were from companies both large and small.

Back in October, we told you about Atomic Tom. This is a band that, while on the New York subway, decided that they'd pull out their iPhones and start jamming away. Why? Because all of their instruments had been reportedly stolen. This time around, there's nothing so nefarious causing this group of individuals to start playing away on their iDevices. No, this is the North Point Community Church band, iBand. Thanks to some apps they downloaded, they were able to play a trio of songs for those in attendance, and the results are actually worth watching.

Google has prematurely released and then quickly yanked its first proper Google Latitude app for iPhone, with the software appearing briefly in the Japanese App Store. Like the Android version, the iPhone Latitude app supports tracking nearby friends in real-time on a map, sharing your own location, and various privacy settings so that not everybody knows where you are.

Speculation over Apple's reported back-tracking on plans to use embedded SIM technology in future iPhone handsets has gathered another layer of rumor, with the FT suggesting that not all carriers are so opposed to the company's plans. Sources over the weekend had claimed Apple axed plans to bypass carrier involvement in iPhone 5 sales by using an iTunes-activated software SIM, after mass operator revolt and threats to withdraw subsidies. However, now the FT says that Deutsche Telekom - parent brand of T-Mobile - has expressed interest in hearing more about Apple's plans.

iOS 4.2 isn't the only free product coming out of Apple today. The company has also announced that Find My iPhone - the cellphone tracking service previously part of the paid MoabileMe suite of services - is now free for those users with an iPhone 4, iPad or fourth-gen iPod touch.

The iPhone 4 is certainly a slick piece of design - it's already inspired countless knock-off tablets, not to mention a table - but has Apple shot themselves in the foot with their overly-glass construction? Warranty specialists SquareTrade says its been tracking iPhone 4 accidents and has discovered the reported accident rate for the iPhone 4 is 68-percent higher than for the iPhone 3GS.